Microsoft May Pick up 5% Stake in Facebook

Struggling with its online initiatives in the face of the Google onslaught, Microsoft is in talks to pick up a 5% stake in social networking site Facebook at the same time that Google is also considering investing in Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). If it goes through, the Microsoft investment could be in […]

India Beats Pak in Thrilling Twenty20 Final

India won the Twenty20 World Cup final beating arch enemy Pakistan by five runs in a nail-biting finish this evening in the South African city of Johannesburg. Batting first, India ended up with a modest 157 for five wickets. The highlight of India’s batting was Gautam Gambhir’s fine 75 scored off 54 balls with eight boundaries and two […]

Aishwarya Rai gets U.S. Trademark for Name

Indian beauty queen and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is in the final stages of obtaining a U.S. trademark for her name from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Most likely, Aishwarya Rai will be the first Bollywood star to get the coveted USPTO trademark. Getting […]